This years challenge starts on Monday, January 12th and will conclude on Friday, February 20th. It is going to be made up of teams of three. You can either sign up as a group of three or as an individual and we can place you in a group.

We have two different price options for all non-CORE members (anyone who has not been in the gym in the last 6 months):

2 workouts a week: $199

3 workouts a week: $249

For all current CORE members the cost to participate in the challenge is $50. However, for each non-member you have on your team you can take off $25 from the price (i.e. if you have two non-members on your 3 person team the challenge is free to you!). We also have a surprise bonus for all members who choose to partake in the challenge this round!

Here are all the great benefits you get from this years challenge:

A customized workout just for you to help you reach your goals faster

A grocery store tour lead by Katie from Tracie Fountain Nutrition to help you with your food choices at the store ($25 value)

Entrance into the Meal Prep 101 Workshop where we will show you how to make (and taste!) simple, healthy meals with limited time and effort. These are great meals for families on the go! ($50 value)

Points for attending workouts, completing “healthy assignments”, hitting weight loss and measurement goals, as well as other healthy movement activities.

Prizes for team and individual winners totaling over $750 (all prizes announced in early January)

To sign up for the 6 Week Challenge please call us at 608-831-2673, email us at kane@corehealthandfit.com or just sign up in the gym.

WHERE DID YOU ATTEND COLLEGE? UW MADISON
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? CHICAGO
WHY DO YOU LIKE CORE? IT’S VERY PERSONAL YET GIVES CLIENTS ENOUGH SPACE FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT? THE BEACH ON A NICE, SUNNY DAY
WHAT TALENT DO YOU WISH YOU HAD? SINGING
WHAT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT? CHOCOLATE
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO READ? BOOKS FOR LEISURE
DO YOU HAVE A RANDOM TALENT? EXCELLENT CARTWHEELER
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE? “LIVE AS IF YOU WERE TO DIE TOMORROW, LEARN AS IF YOU WERE TO LIVE FOREVER” –GHANDI
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? RUNNING, READING, COOKING
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM VACATION? COSTA RICA
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START IN TRAINING? RUNNING TRACK IN HIGH SCHOOL

Laura:

WHERE DID YOU ATTEND COLLEGE? UW MADISON
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? EAU CLAIRE, WI
WHAT CERTIFICATIONS DO YOU HAVE? LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR SPECIALTIES? POSTURE, ALIGNMENT, PAIN RELIEF
WHY DO YOU LIKE CORE? CORE PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EDUCATES CLIENTS ON PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT? ANYPLACE WITH MOUNTAINS!
WHAT TALENT DO YOU WISH YOU HAD? SINGING
WHAT CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT? VITAMIX
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO READ? NON-FICTION
DO YOU HAVE A RANDOM TALENT? ABILITY TO SQUAT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE? “BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD” –GHANDI
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? BACKPACKING, CLIMBING, BEING IN NATURE
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM VACATION? BACKPACKING IN PATAGONIA
HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START IN TRAINING? STARTED STRENGTH TRAINING FOR BACKPACKING AND CLIMBING

]]>http://www.corehealthandfit.com/meet-our-fall-2014-interns/feed/0Why Do Habits Fail?http://www.corehealthandfit.com/why-do-habits-fail/
http://www.corehealthandfit.com/why-do-habits-fail/#commentsTue, 23 Sep 2014 18:03:28 +0000http://www.corehealthandfit.com/?p=565Think back to how many times in your life you have tried to

start a new healthy habit.

This might have been a New Years Resolution you started in January or maybe it was before summer to try to lose those last few pesky pounds before swimsuit season.

Whenever it was, did it work?

Are you still doing those healthy habits everyday?

For most of you the answer to these questions will be NO! Typically, it doesn’t seem difficult to do but in the end we almost never keep our healthy habits going even if we know they are good for us.

Since we all have experienced this at some point or another, we sat down and tried to dissect exactly why this is the case. Here is what we came up with:

We take on too much at once

We don’t have a “need” to change

We don’t have an exact plan or the correct accountability

We don’t engrain the habit in our everyday life

We Take On Too Much At Once

This is probably the most common mistake that we make with new habits. We think we can do a complete 180 and make a drastic switch in our lives. Maybe we haven’t been exercising as much as we should so we decide that we need 7 days a week of intense exercise. Maybe we are also going to totally restrict our calories and switch around all of our normal food choices.

This might work in the short term and we could get some good results for a couple weeks. The problem is that at some point we are going to hit a bump in the road and usually just throw it all away. We fall back into our normal routine once again because this major change-up is not sustainable.

We Don’t Have A “Need” To Change

Often we want to change our daily habits to help improve our lives. Maybe it is to help lose 10 pounds. However there is not a major “need” to lose that weight. You may really want to do it and know that you should but it is not a matter of life or death. This idea of “I should really do it” does not generally get us to make a major change in our lives.

We Don’t Have An Exact Plan Or The Correct Accountability

This goes back to our last reason about not having a deep need to change. If we have the mindset of “I should really eat healthier”, what does that actually help us accomplish? We might choose to eat a salad at once a couple times a week but is that really leading us to our goal.

Generalities do not tend to work with new habits. Saying “I want to stretch more throughout the day” is a good idea but it’s too broad to be helpful and sustainable.

Having some sort of accountability will make a big difference in keeping on track. Whether it is a friend, spouse, coach or family member, having someone to help keep you on track can make all the difference in the world.

We can always lie to ourselves and rationalize different things but letting someone else down is so much tougher to do!

We Don’t Engrain The Habit In Our Everyday Life

This might be the key to making a new habit stick and sustainable in the future. It can be really easy to do a new habit for a couple days or even a week but eventually we will forget about it and stop doing it. Linking it up with something we already do everyday can help solidify it as a long-term habit.

Start Practicing Your New Habit

Here are a few suggestions for the next time you would like to start a new healthy habit:

1. Define WHY it matters

Why should you eat healthier? Why should you move more throughout the day?

Maybe it is that you think it will help you feel better. Maybe it is to help alleviate pain in your body. Go deeper than “well I know it is good for me” or “I know I should be doing it.”

2. Make the habit super-specific

Instead of saying I should get more sleep, make it “I will sleep 7 hours every night.”

Instead of saying I will eat healthier, make it “I will eat 5 servings of vegetables every day.”

Making your habit super specific will allow you to better judge if you did it or not and allow less ambiguity.

3. Set a trigger to remind you to do the habit

This is one that can really help engrain the habit in your everyday life. Find something that you do everyday already and use that as your trigger for your new habit.

If your habit was to start taking a multi-vitamin everyday, set the bottle in your bathroom and take one when you brush your teeth in the morning.

Even packing your workout clothes and leaving them at the bottom of your bed can help you go to the gym in the morning. The act removes the barrier of having to pack clothes in the morning.

If you are trying to drink more water throughout the day fill up a water bottle before work and take it with you where it will be on your desk all day long.

The trigger can be a lot of different things but find something that is easy to do and that you already do in your daily routine. This will allow you to create a new sustainable and healthy habit.

What do you want to start doing in your daily life that you either don’t already do or have failed at in the past??

We want to know!

Leave a comment below and we will give you some guidance on how to make that new habit a lifelong one!

]]>http://www.corehealthandfit.com/why-do-habits-fail/feed/0Why do I have to Breathe with a Balloon?http://www.corehealthandfit.com/why-do-i-have-to-breathe-with-a-balloon/
http://www.corehealthandfit.com/why-do-i-have-to-breathe-with-a-balloon/#commentsThu, 04 Sep 2014 14:01:17 +0000http://www.corehealthandfit.com/?p=541Is the question some of you may be asking us in the next few weeks.

Over the weekend, Eric, Kane and I all took a course called “Myokinematic Restoration” which is a fancy way of saying “fixing body movement”. We learned A LOT about the hips and how our pelvis and legs work together and move around on one another. Our brains were so full of information, but this is the main take away from the conference:

We all have a movement pattern, that creates a body position,

that dictates performance and/or pain.

If we are in a good pattern, our bodies will move in good positions, and we will have optimal performance and no pain. The opposite is true if we are in a bad pattern.

How do we get into a good vs bad pattern?

The human body is naturally asymmetrical due to organ placement and size. We naturally move in a “Left AIC” pattern, which means we like to favor our right leg. We enjoy sitting back into our right hip. Look around-you’ll probably notice people leaning into their right hip! When this natural asymmetry turns into a problem is when we place intense demands on our body and our pattern evolves. Sports, lifestyle, seated occupations, and injury are all examples of how we get pushed into bad patterns. Our body has to compensate to keep us moving forward when we walk, run, jump or any other activity. Certain muscles become too tight, some too lax. Some muscles stop doing their jobs so other muscles start working too hard.

For example, I have become a “PEC” pattern, which means I’ve started to use my back to do the job of my glutes and core, and my hips have become overstretched in the front. I will now integrate some corrective core exercises into the beginning of my workout to get me back into a good position.

By knowing what patterns our clients are moving in, we can re-position them to train the body how to move in a better pattern again, which will lead to decreased pain and increased performance. This is beneficial to all types of clients, whether you’re a high level athlete, a mom who wants to play with her kids pain free or an older adult who wants to move comfortably through their day.

How can we get into a better pattern?

So, back to this balloon breathing. One of the many adaptations our bodies can make from these evolving movement patterns is to start to use the back muscles to help push us forward in walking/running instead of using the glutes. Have you ever heard your coach tell you to push your ribs down? Reduce the arch in your low back? We are trying to get you out of that extended position. When you’re in an extended position, your diaphragm cannot do it’s job. To quote our instructor Jennifer Poulin, “the diaphragm is the core of the core”! We need a functional diaphragm in order to breathe, move and lift heavy things. When we breathe with a balloon, we have to forcefully exhale and therefore we get into a better position and use our diaphragm optimally. We’re training the body and brain to breathe correctly so that later when we do a heavy deadlift or sprint or land from a jump, our entire trunk (core) is moving efficiently and effectively and we don’t get injured (and as an added benefit we will also lift more, sprint faster, and jump higher).

What injuries or ailments can these exercises help clients heal from or prevent?

Right and/or Left SI joint pain

Hip bursitis

Shin splints

Hip Impingement Syndrome (HIS)

Piriformis Syndrome

Hamstring Pulls

Patella Femoral Pain (PFP) (pain in the front of the knee)

Pubalgia

Snapping Hip Syndrome

Pelvic Floor Pain

Vulvodynia

Dyspareunia

and many, many more!

One more added benefit to all of this core stability work… it switches your body into parasympathetic nervous system. Remember the “Rest & Digest” energy system? This puts your body in a relaxed state and helps us heal, lose weight, and reduce inflammation, among other benefits.

Please ask your coach if you have any questions on this idea. You might find yourself getting a few table tests done in the next few weeks and then some new core exercises showing up at the beginning of your program. These are designed to help you-

Get in a better position

So you move with a better pattern

and have increased performance and decreased pain!

I hope you’ll give some of these new exercises a try if your coach puts them in your program. They only take a few minutes at the beginning of your workout but they can make a world of difference!

This phrase probably means absolutely nothing to you right now. However, at the end of the next two weeks, you will be a master at hara hachi bu.

Hara hachi bu is a Japanese term that translates roughly to “eat until you’re 80% full”. This task does not seem too difficult, yet it’s one most people have a tough time following.

Eat Until You’re 80% Full

Our brains need about 20 minutes to realize how much food we have eaten and if we are full or not. Even though we are masters at eating slowly, stopping when we feel about 80% full will ensure we do not overindulge and gorge ourselves on our meal. This will also help us pay much more attention to our food and our bodies giving us that mindfulness we have been working on. Again, the more in tune you can be with your body the better off you will be.

This is just another step in the right direction!

How do you know if you’ve reached 80%?

1. If you are very hungry within one hour of eating, you probably stopped too soon and did not eat enough.

2. If you feel bloated after a meal and are not hungry for 5+ hours, you probably ate too much and maybe too quickly.

Try to find that happy medium where you feel comfortable after a meal

and it can sustain you for 2-4 hours.

You might be thinking right now, why do we have a whole habit dedicated to just eating less? Isn’t that pretty intuitive? If you want to lose weight just eat less?

Yes there is definitely some merit to just eating less to lose weight but time and time again we find that the people who restrict calories will get too hungry and overindulge at some point.

We are not trying to introduce a restriction diet,

we just want you to eat until you are satisfied, not overstuffed.

When someone is overweight they generally fall into three different categories (or a combination of the three)

1. They don’t eat the right food

2. They don’t have good nutrient timing

3. They struggle with portion control

The third one, portion control, is what we are really trying to develop with this habit of eating until you’re 80% full. Being able to listen to your body and get a sense of when you are starting to become full is a skill and one that you can work on.

One of the keys to portion control is self-control.

For most meals, this might not be a big deal. Eat slowly and once you hit a point where you feel satisfied and are around 80% full, just stop. Where we get in trouble are those meals where we haven’t eaten in a long time and are really hungry. Our blood sugar is not stable and we are craving all sorts of foods to satisfy our growling belly.

This situation is where you really need to slow down your eating and not over stuff yourself. It is very easy to and probably the “normal” thing to do. But you don’t want to be “normal”! Our society’s “normal” is not healthy. Normal is overweight and or sick.

To be healthy, you have to be a little different.

We are not talking about bringing your own cooler with you everywhere you go, but it might mean that you order a little differently at restaurants, or you bring your lunch to work with you everyday. Being a little different also means you practice self-control and stop eating when you are 80% full.

Don’t let your meal get the best of you!

Hara hachi bu!

]]>http://www.corehealthandfit.com/hara-hachi-bu/feed/0Are You Recovering From Your Workouts?http://www.corehealthandfit.com/are-you-recovering-from-your-workouts/
http://www.corehealthandfit.com/are-you-recovering-from-your-workouts/#commentsWed, 09 Apr 2014 20:56:46 +0000http://www.corehealthandfit.com/?p=471Coach Kane offers us some insight into proper energy system usage to help with workout recovery.

So how do you actually make progress toward your health and fitness goals?

This seems like a simple question but most of us struggle to find the exact answer. Sure we can talk about moving more and eating well but what happens when we look deeper at the workout itself. Specifically, did you know you don’t make progress during your actual workout but only from how well you recover from it? Seems a little backward right away but think about it:

When you perform a resistance training session you are actually stressing your muscles causing them to break down. The next process builds them back up stronger than before as a “super-compensation” from your workout. If you are not fully recovering from your workouts, you are never getting the full regeneration of your body and cannot make real progress toward your goals.

Recovery Strategies

There are three main strategies that will aid in your recovery:

Sleep – both the quantity and quality you get per night

Nutrition – what you eat after your workouts and how you replenish your body

Hormones – which system is providing your energy throughout the day

This article is going to touch on how to optimize your body’s energy systems to make sure the right hormones are working at the appropriate time.

Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic

You may have seen these different systems talked about before but we are going break it down simply:

Your sympathetic system is commonly referred to as your “fight-or-flight” response, running on stress hormones or running on adrenaline. While these might not technically be the exact same, for the basis of this article we will use them as synonyms.

Your parasympathetic system is almost the complete opposite. It is commonly referred to as your “rest-and-digest” system, or using your anabolic hormones.

Your body needs both systems to work, but where we get into trouble is when we rely on one system more than we should or if we’re unable to switch between the systems with ease.

Working Out is a Stressor

Exercising is actually a stressor to your body. While working out, generally your sympathetic system (fight or flight response) will kick into gear. To recover properly from your workout, you need to switch back to your parasympathetic system and the sooner the better!

Here are a few tips to help start the recovery process even before leaving the gym:

To kick-start your recovery, try to slow down your body and mind right after your workout. This could be accomplished in a couple of different ways. It could be a slow foam rolling session or deep stretching routine right after your workout. It could be 10 deep diaphragmatic breaths. Even just sitting in a dark room or listening to relaxing music can accomplish this feat. Anything that helps you quiet your mind and relax your body will do the trick.

My favorite of these is to take a couple minutes to work on my breathing. Proper breathing patterns will stimulate your parasympathetic system right away and you always feel great afterward. Try different tactics and figure out what works best for you.

Sustained Energy

So we know that switching our main energy system back into a non-stressful situation is a good thing to help us recover from our workouts but there is also another great benefit. Making this switch will help give you sustained energy throughout the rest of your day.

Most people love getting that energy high from exercise but then they crash later on in the day. That is because they remained on adrenaline and that energy system cannot be sustained throughout your whole day. By switching over to your parasympathetic system you will get a small boost in energy right away and also feel good throughout the rest of the day.

First Step in Recovery

So there you have it, the first step toward better recovery from your workouts. This will help you reach your goals quickly and more efficiently as well as keep you healthier in your journey. All it takes is a couple minutes right after your workout while you are still at the gym but can make a world of difference in the end.

Talk with a CORE coach about which strategy might work the best for you and make the switch!

]]>http://www.corehealthandfit.com/are-you-recovering-from-your-workouts/feed/0Do You Want to be Happier and Healthier?http://www.corehealthandfit.com/do-you-want-to-be-happier-and-healthier/
http://www.corehealthandfit.com/do-you-want-to-be-happier-and-healthier/#commentsThu, 20 Feb 2014 19:04:51 +0000http://www.corehealthandfit.com/?p=500We just got done with a great Wellness Workshop put on by Sarah Young from Zing Coaching and we wanted to pass along a little bit of what was discussed. Sarah will be doing a more in depth follow up for anyone who was not able to attend last night but here are some of the cliffs notes.

First off, I think all of us are looking for something to help improve our lives. As we went around the room last night saying why we were there I think Pat hit it right on the head, “We all want to be well-er!”

That quote really set the tone for the rest of the night!

Since CORE is a fitness center, most people think that all we look at is eating better and exercise. In actuality, we know that there is a lot more the overall health than just nutrition and movement. While VERY important you also have to look at other areas in your life.

The two main aspects that Sarah mentioned were Community and Purpose. By just addressing these areas we can add 10+ years onto our life expectancy! Of course 20% of our life expectancy is genetic but the good news is that leaves 80% up to the choices that we make.

What type of choices are you making right now?

I encourage you to go to the Blue Zone website and take their Vitality Test. This will help show you what your biological age is based on your current habits and what your possible life expectancy could be. This is a great tool for just getting a gauge on where you are in your current state and if you need to make any changes.

You may have noticed a few new friendly faces helping out on the floor recently. We have two new interns here with us this spring at CORE! We are really excited to have them here and hope you get to know them over these next few months.

Wendy

College: SUNY Albany | Concordia College (NY) | Wurzweiler School of Social Work

Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer

Specialties: HIIT, Weightlifting

Hobbies: Listening to NPR, reading, cooking vegetarian meals, playing with her son

Started training: “When I realized that years of long distance running & cable machines did not translate to optimal strength and fitness, I ventured into the weight room. That was 5 years ago.”

Where did you grow up? New York City

Why do you like CORE? “It’s small and the coaches are well-educated and innovative; coaches share my philosophy for training.”

Talent you wish you had? A voice for radio

What can you not live without? Her family (husband & son), her cat and her gym!

Random talent? Writing & editing

Favorite quote? “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness” -Edward Stanley, 1873

Why do you like CORE? “I like CORE because it’s a more comfortable environment than a big commercial gym.”

Talent you wish you had? Baking

What can you not live without? Bacon, eggs & his family

Favorite quote? “Finish strong”

Favorite place to visit? Anywhere his brother is (professional basketball player in Germany)

Favorite thing to read? Men’s Journal

Dream vacation? Visit an uninhabited island

]]>http://www.corehealthandfit.com/meet-our-spring-2014-interns-cam-wendy/feed/0Shoulder Healthhttp://www.corehealthandfit.com/shoulder-health/
http://www.corehealthandfit.com/shoulder-health/#commentsThu, 16 Jan 2014 19:45:34 +0000http://www.corehealthandfit.com/?p=473Recently, we have seen quite a few new clients come into the gym complaining of tight or stiff shoulders. Because of this, we decided to write up a quick post that will help out anyone who is dealing with this issue.

While the circumstances in our members might have been slightly different, there was always one common similarity: lack of mobility in their thoracic spine.

Your thoracic spine is generally known as the upper back and is very vital when it comes to shoulder health. To see just how important it is, try this quick test in your chair.

Slouch over in your chair as far as you can. Your upper back should be very rounded over.

Extend your arms straight out in front of you.

Raise your arms as high as you can.

Now sit up nice and tall and do the same thing

Did you feel more restricted in your shoulders when you were hunched over? I am guessing you did and it was because of the position of your thoracic spine.

Most of the people we see who have this lack of mobility in their upper back are office workers who spend most of their time on the computer. This should not surprise you as nobody has good posture while working on a computer.

The key to getting their shoulders feeling better is to help them get out of this rounded over position, especially while working out. There are many different ways to help improve this position and below are three exercises you can do at home or in the office.

Doorway Pec Stretch

Stand in a doorway with a split stance and forearms on the door frame. Start to lean forward until you feel a stretch in your chest. Try to keep your elbows up around shoulder height. Hold for 30 seconds at a time.

Alligators

Lie on your side with your top knee up at 90 degrees on a foam roll. Extend both arms straight in front of you. Rotate your top arm back toward the ground, keeping your knee firmly pressed against the foam roll. Aim for just above shoulder height with your arm and watch your hand with your eyes as you rotate. You should feel a stretch in your chest as well as rotating through your upper back. Perform sets of 10 per arm 1-2 times per day.

Rotations + Lateral Flexion

Start seated on a bench or chair with your hips at or above 90 degrees. Place your hands behind your head and sit up tall. Rotate as far as you can to one side without shifting the hips. Once you are rotated, take your elbow straight down toward the ground. Come back up and do the same thing to the opposite side. Make sure you do not pull on your neck too hard with your hands and do not be too aggressive with the lateral tilt right away. Perform 6 rotations to each side 1-2 times per day.

Perform these exercises a couple times a day and after a few weeks you will notice a big difference in how your upper back and shoulders feel. There should be less aches and pains as well as increased mobility. If you have any questions about any of these exercises or would like to know what to do next, please talk to a coach here at CORE and we would be more than willing to help you out!

While it is true that a big issue for most people is portion control, way too many of us focus on comparing calories in vs. calories out. One of the last things we would recommend for someone trying to lose weight is to start counting calories. This leads to stressing over numbers and food quantity instead of focusing on the quality of food being used as fuel for the body.

We recommend instead to focus on eating real foods as much as possible and recognize when you feel full.

7. “If some exercise is good for me, more must be better”

No matter what the subject, it seems like we have a tendency to think if something is good, more MUST be better. Unfortunately, we tend to get too carried away. There is such a thing as too much exercise. Your body can only take as much exercise as you can recover from.

I know this might not make sense right away but prioritizing recovery from your current exercise routine will generally give you better results than trying to add in a lot more exercise. Remember, exercise is a stressor on the body. We want to make sure our body is reacting well to stress and not overdoing it.

8. “I need traditional cardio to lose weight”

There is definitely a time and a place for traditional cardio. However, if your goals are fat loss, traditional cardio should not be on the top of your list for exercise choices. Resistance training is a much more effective means to help you reach your weight loss goals. Resistance training will also help to build up your body instead of breaking it down.

Another reason to avoid long, slow cardio activity is that most of us are short on time! Resistance training will give you much more bang for your buck in terms of time. Instead of running outside, just get in the gym and go through a 20 minute strength routine. You will feel great afterward and burn more calories.

9. “A crash diet will give me the best results”

Going on a crash diet is like putting a bucket under a leaky roof. Sure it works great in the short term but it is definitely not a long-term solution. These types of diets are not sustainable long term and do not encourage healthy habits. Most people who do go on these crash diets might have some quick weight loss, however, they almost all gain it back once they go back to their normal lifestyle.

Instead of always looking for a quick fix, work on creating healthy habits that will leave you looking and feeling your best for years to come.

10. “My life will totally change if I just lose 20 pounds”

This is one of the biggest myths and misconceptions that we see with weight loss. So many people think that losing a little weight will dramatically change their life. Yes it will make you a little healthier and might give you more energy. However, many people might still be a job they hate or be unhappy about their life overall. Losing weight is not going to change your attitude towards life!

Instead, try to change your outlook on life right now. Look for and appreciate all the good things that go on in your life every single day. Understand that there will be hiccups along the way but having a happier outlook on life will do wonders to your health!